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Nick Mamatas (who is both a writer and a small-press editor) once argued that the true market value of an ebook, at least for fiction, is around 99 cents, becau
by sethg 15y ago
Nick Mamatas (who is both a writer and a small-press editor) once argued that the true market value of an ebook, at least for fiction, is around 99 cents, because that’s how much a typical book costs in a used bookstore. (Not having visited a used bookstore in a while, I have to take his word for it.) In other words, if you want to read a novel and you don’t care about its format, you can get one for 99 cents.
- larrik 15y agoSeriously, I've replaced my new book buying habit with used bookstore visits, NOT with ebooks (I've never payed for an ebook, but I do like Project Gutenberg)! It helps that I mostly look for obscure sci-fi, which is quite under-represented in new book stores.